Computing-machine.



P. C. RINSCHE. COMPUTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE Hl 1907.

Patented June 24, 1913.

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F. C. RINSCHB. COMPUTING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED JUNEs,19o7.

Patented June 24, 1913.

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COMPUTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATIOH FILED JUNE 8, 1907,

Patented June 24, 1913.

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GOMPUTING MACHINE. APPLICATION NLBD JUNE 8.1907.

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Patented June 24, 1913.

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To all wlwfm-z't may concer/i Unifran- .sm-ras PATENT "OFFICE,

lBfAJlll` C. RINSCHE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

COMPUTING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 24, 191 3.

Application filed June 8, 1907. Serial No. 377,976.

Be itknown that-1, Fnaa'itv lliNsoiiis, a citizen of the United States, residing at Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certaiir new and usefulimprovements in Comis a Vdetail View of therotatable rod bearing the stops. Fig. G is a .cross sectional view of .the stoprod.` Figs. 7 and 8 are detail views of themechanism illustrated in Fig. 5 for retaining tlie'stop-rod in its adjusted position.- F igs. 9 and-10 are detail views ot a moditiedform ofthe invention. Fig. 1'1 is o.` detailview ofthe 'mechanism for locking .the carriage in its adjusted position.

i Vl In the use'of adding machines it is fre-- .by such setting -devices may be accurately adjusted to properly position the paper carriage.- lfn thefdraiv-ings I' have illustrated 'an adding machine of the type known as The Universal, such machine-being pro! vided with the usual transversely movable paper carriage. examples of machines of the type referred to I mention two patents to linselie Nos,;l654,l$l Valjld 751.207, dated,

l respectively, July 24, 1900 and February 2,

1904. This paperfcarriage may be raised upon pivotal bearings to the position shown in Fig. 1. forth@ purpose of exposing the paper to view, and lowered to the position shown in Q, 3 and 4, for the purpose of receivingT the imprintof the printing mechanism.

I have provided an indicator 1 pivotallyV mounted at 2 upon the frame of the machine, and provided with an extension 3, shown in Figs. 1 and 4. handle, pressure thereon serving to raise the4 The extension 3 serves as a indicator to the position shown in Fig. 1,

from which position it falls by gravitywhen released. The upper end of the indicator 1v is provided with a series of gradnations, and when the indicator is elevated to the position shown in Fig'. 1 these graduations lie opposite that part of the paper which is in position vto receive the impression of the printing type. lVhen it isdesired, there-A fore, to position the carriage to receive the. printed impression at any desired point, it is necessary merely to raise llie'carriage and the indicator 1 to the position shown in Fig. 1, and then to niovetlieV carriage trailsversely to bring the -dcsired part of the pa per opposite the gradnations at the end of the indicator.l ered to yprinting position the printed impression will be received at. the desired point. ln order to afford an easyand accurate meanslot` returning thecarriage to this pvidev the mcclianismdescribed below.-

Iftlie carriage be'now low- Mounted upon thel framefof the machine is a stoprod (i, which rodris preferably rectangular in cross section. T hegends of the stop-rod are cylindrical in yf-i'rni and rotatably mounted in the lugs '7 .at the frontl of the machine. The cylindricalpart of the stop-rod extends at one end beyond the lug 7 and is provided with. a key-way 8 and formed with a screw-threaded,hole 9 at the end. Fitted to the projecting end of the stop-rod 6 is a thimble 10 provided with a feather, 11, coactingr with the key-waY-S. A

'spring 12 is Confined Within ihetliiinble-lt)` by means of a screw 13 threaded into the i 'outer end of the stop-rod (3. Projecting from the inner end of the tliimble 1'0 is a stud 15, which stud coacts withapcitures '16 in the side of the lua 7. The location of the parts desciibed is shown in detail in Figs. 5, 7 and 8. It will be readily appa` rent that upon drawing outv the tliiinble 10 against. the tension of the spring 12 the stud- 'is shown in detailin Figs. 5 and (S. Each stop consists of`a strip of metal bent toy snugly embrace the stop-rod 6. taupe turned ends of the stops are` providedvwith cylindrical apertures, the rear aperture being threaded to recei'velthe set screw 30. It will be apparent that by loosening-the set-screw the stop may be slipped to any desired position upon the stop-rod, and thatn the stop may be held in its adjusted posi-y tion by tightening the set screw. The innerI part of the stop 17 is continued upwardly and notched, as shown at 18. The notches 18 are provided with inclined -sides converging toward the bottom. Upon the paper carriage, of the machine I provide a positioning stud 19 adapted when the carriage' is lowered to enter the notch in n ny one olf the stops 17. rBy reason of the converging form of the notches in the stops 17, the carriage maybe only approximately positioned before being lowered. U on being lowered the carriage will be guide, to its exact position by the transverse movement imposed upon the carriage by the engagement cf the sturl 19 with the inclined faceofthe notch in the stop.

Assuming thata sheet of paper has been placed in the machine and that it is desired to print a columno figuresc'in some particular position thereon, the first step would be toraise the paper 'carriage to the position shown in Fig. 17. The indicator would then be raised, as shown in that figure, and the on the indicator.

carriage would be moved transversely until the part of tbe paper where the column was to be printed came opposite the graduations The operator would then notice theposition of the stud 1Q andwould move one 0f the stops 17 toa position as near opposite the same as could be judged bygfthe eye. The carriage would then be lovsf'ered to printing sition. `During the lowering 'of the carriage it can be locked. against transverse movementv by means hereinafter described. U on'being so lowered the stud 19 entering t e notch 18 of the selected. stop would move the same to the precise position desired. The Vstop 17 would then be fixed in Aposition by tightening the set screw 30. @The carriage could then be unlocked so as to permit transverse movement lthereof and the same operation repeated for thepurpose of positioning other stops-if more than one column of figures was to be printed.

"It will be obviouis'that after setting the stops inhthe manner above describe@ the beV set, I number the stops preferably from right t'o left. 4Upon the paper 'guide-"31,

part 31 and are held against said part b means of a wire 33. The plates can be rear ily slipped from vside to side but are held frictionally in the position to which they are adjusted. These plates are Yprovided with numbers corresponding toe those upon the stops and inversely arranged.` If it were deslred to print a column of figures atthe point designated A uponFig. 1, the paper carriage would be moved untilv said point lcame. opposite the indicator 1. Thereupon one of the stops, for example vthe stop 1, would be placed op osite the "stud 19 and accurately positione lin the manner abovel described, and then secured'in lace by the set screw 30. The -indicating p ate 1\ would alsobe adjusted opposite the point A. In the' subsequent operation of the machine wherever 1t became necessary; to print an other number inlthe column designated A, it would'be necessary only to move-thepaper 'carriage kuntil the indicating ?later It came approximately opposite the printing tpoint. Upon lowering t e carriage of the :machine the stud 19 would engage the notch in the stop l and the carriage would be accuratel .positioned by the Contact of said stud witi the inclined wall of the notch. By thisv mechanism means'are provided in the form of the indicating plate whereby the lcarriage can be rapidly moved vto the approximate position desired, and wherebyupon lowering` the carri ge it will be accuratelymoved to the prec se position desired,'by the engagement of the stud 19 with'the notch in the selected stop. Y

The .means whereby the carriage is temporarily locked in position, as above described,-

during the adjustment of the stops 17, consists of a stationary plate 40 mounted upon the frame of the machine at the rear ol the paper carriage. Mounted upon, and atthc rear of the carriage is a rotatable rod 41. The sprin 42 (Fi`g52) is connected at one end to said rod and atthe other end coacts with the frame of the carriage, .thus tending to rotate said rod in the` direction.` indicated by the arrow in Figs.' 4 and l1 of the drawings. -f The rear edge ofthe plate 40 is provi ed with a `series of notches 46. Fixedly izo mounted upon the `rod 41 is a locking plate 43. This? mechanism is shown in detail in Fig,`11'of the drawings. At one edge the plate 43 is provided with a depending finger 44 adapted to be forced by thespring 42 the rodl 41, but a cam surface 47 is formed vof the handle 42 from th position shown in Fig. 11' to an intermediate position, the

carriage is free to move from right to left,

but whenthe-rod 41 is rotated `still farther' the cam surface 47 bears upon the top of the plate 4&0, thus lockingthe carriage against riage can be freelyf mov -transverse movement. It will thus be seen that by this mechanism, means are provided for locking the carriage in predetermined positions fixed by the notches 46, or for allowing the carriage to -move freely from right to left, or for locking it in any position whatever by means of the cam surface 47.

In order to hold the plate43 in its inter mediate position, in which osition the carfrom right to left, I provide a detent 50 pivotally mounted at 51 upon the side frame of the carriage. The end ofL this detent is provided with a hook 52 adapted to engage a pin 53upon the handle 42. By moving the handle 42 to the position shown in Fig. 4 and raising the detent 50, the locking plate 43 is held in intermediate position with Vthe carriage free to movetransversely.

By means of the rotatable mounting of the stop-rod 6, the stops 17 may be turned up to operative position, as shown in Figs.A

1, 3 and 4 of the drawings, or may be turned down to the osition shown in Fig. 2. In

the latter position they are inoperative andv the carriage may be freely moved from right. to left Without raising the'paper carriage.

In Figs. 9 and 10 I have illustrated a construction in which the positive positioningr means, above referred to, is replaced by a series of adjustable posit-ion indicators on the stop-rod and a coperating indicator on the carriage in place of the positioning stud, abovel referred to. While I co-nsider the notched stops and positioning stud as the l'ireferable form there may be instances in which the mechanism illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10iwi11 be found useful. Both of these forms are-Within the scope of my invention. IfVhat I claim is:

1. In a machine of the class described, a

transverselyv movable paper carriage, said carriage being also movable to and from printingposition, and means toV guide said carriage to the precise point desired for printing when it is moved fr om non-printing position to printing position.

2. In 'a Wachine of the class described, a movable paper carriage, an indicator adapted to showion the paper Where printing will occur, means to shift the paper carria eftoljringany desired part of the paper undger said indicator, and adjustable setting means whereby the carriage may be subsequently set in the same position independently of the' initial indicating means, said ad3ustable means having provisions foi' guiding the carriage to and holding itI in a definite predetermined position.

3. In a machine of the class described, a paper carriage, an indicator'whei'eby the paper carriage can be positioned to receive the impression of the printing mechanism at any desired posit-ion, and settin devices upon the carriage and upon the Irame of ing adjustable and constructed to guide the carriage to and holdl it in definite predethereon, a stop-bar on the frame of the machine, and a series of stops adjustably mounted on said stop-bar, said stops being provided with V-shapednotches. I

6. In a machine of 'the class described, a movable paper carriage, a positioning stud thereon, an adjustablefstop mountedon the frame of the machine, and means whereby the stop may be moved to operative or inloperative position whilemaintaining its adjustment.

'7. In a machine of the class described, a

movable paper carriage, a positioning stud thereon,l a stop-bar on the frame of the machine, a stop on said stop-bar, and vmeans `whereby the stop-bar may be moved to throw the stop to operative or inoperative position. r

8. In a machine of the class described, a transversely movable paper carriage, a positionin stud, a rotary stop-rod, a stop on said rod, and means whereby Vsaid rotary stop-rod and stop may be retained in operative or inoperative posit-ici.

9. In a machine of the 'class described, a transversely movable paper carriage, a bar upon the frame of the machine, a setting device 'upon onev of said members and a series of adjustable Setting devices upon the other of said members, and avseries of adjustable indicating plates upon the paper carriage corresponding to said series of setting devices.

10. In a machine of the classfdescribed, a transversely movable paper carriage, a bar upon the frame of the machine, a setting device upon" one of said members and a series o f adjustable setting devices upon the other of said members, and a series of adjustable indicating plates upon the paper carriage, said series of setting devices and indicating plates being numbered in opposite directions and adapted to be so adjusted vthe machine, part of said setting devicesbethat `when one of said printing plates is opposite the print-ing point the setting de-i vice upon one of the members referred tofor lof-king said'earria'ge incertain definite predetermined positions "yvithprovisions .for disablement and :locki'ng' in "any position, and means for retaining said locking means in intermediate inactive position.

12. In a machine of the classdescribed, a transversly movable paper carriage, a locking mem er mounted-'thereon and` normally operating to hold the carriage in oneor another definite position,. means whereby said locking niember'niay be manually manipulated to lock the'carriage at any position,` and means whereby said member maybe locked in inactive position:

13. In ramachine of the class described, a transversely movablepaper carriage, a rotatable plate .mounted on said carriage, a stationary plate provided with notches, said rotatable plate being rovided with a projecting finer adapte t-o-coact with said -..notches an with a cam surface adapted to -comet-With the face of said stationary plate, a spring for impellin said finger int-o said notches, and a lock or holding said rotatable plate lin an`intermedi'ate position in which said finger andjcain'surface are out Iof engagement with said stationary plate'. 14'. In a machine of the class described7 a paper carriage movable transversely and movble't printing andl 'non-printing positionsflan indicator whereby whenfthecarri'agefis in nongprinting posit-ion itmay be positioned transversely to receive the .impression` upon desired lpart ofthe paper,

-carria e against transverse movement after it has een s positionedand while it-is being moved to printing position, la .positioning devce,' and aseries of-adjustab e coacting positioning devicesA upon the carriage justed position Aafter mg `moved therefrom,

scribed, the combination with the support4 ing frame and the 1 pa 'er Larriage mounted to receive impressionsgz-p indaeatoror gage pivoted upon the 'frame' .et ifightangles and for the purpQSe.; li.` In a machine scribed, the combination ing frame and the Vpaga* A iixLge'mounted to swingend expose.l e ,A per Whereit is to receive impressionsy'o anjndicetnr; or

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and the frame of the machine, whereby said. carriagel may be'lread'ii returned to its fad- 15. In the machine of the character nderI to the pivot of the eriage; substantially-as manuallyfoperated'means lfor locking 'the A to swin andpex ose lt e' laerga;'where it is g P Y gage in the -formfof aiplate'ebar pivoted 

